SINGER W312 Old - Manual (Page 17)

STiTCH SELECTOR
Selection between ordinary stitch­
ing and tripSe autornatic back-and-
forth stitching called stretch stitch
is made by stitch selector. With the
selector at symbol -g , ordinary
sewing is performed. With the
selector at symbol , your ma­
chine performs automatically the
stretch stitch with the repetition of
two forward and one backward
stitch combination.
A reinforced seam of 'stretch stitch
that will stretch considerably more
than the fabric used, is the most
wanted feature in a sewing machine
today. Its uses are almost unlimited
and the more you use your machine
the more it will become apparent
to you.
When stretch stitching, the stitch
length control should be always set
at 4.
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